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Monday, December 30, 2013

Gen 12:4 So Abram departed, as the
LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was
seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Gen 12:5 And Abram took Sarai his
wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they
had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they
went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan
they came.

Henry:

Genesis 12:4-5

Here is, I. Abraham's removal out of
his country, out of Ur first and afterwards out of Haran, in
compliance with the call of God: So Abram departed; he was not
disobedient to the heavenly vision, but did as he was bidden, not
conferring with flesh and blood, Gal_1:15, Gal_1:16. His obedience
was speedy and without delay, submissive and without dispute; for he
went out, not knowing whither he went (Heb_11:8), but knowing whom he
followed and under whose direction he went. Thus God called him to
his foot, Isa_41:2.

Gal 1:15 But when it pleased God,
who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,

Gal 1:16 To reveal his Son in me,
that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred
not with flesh and blood:

Barnes:

Flesh and blood - Any human being,
for so the phrase properly signifies; see the note at Mat_16:17. This
does not mean here, that Paul did not consult his own ease and
happiness; that he was regardless of the sufferings which he might be
called to endure; that he was willing to suffer, and was not careful
to make provision for his own comfort - which was true in itself -
but that he did not lay the case before any man, or any body of human
beings for instruction or advice. He acted promptly and decisively.
He was not disobedient to the heavenly vision Act_26:19, but resolved
at once to obey.

Note, see how when you dig into the
word, many times you come to a full circle, this just happened, not
my text, nor message, the text is Gen, but in a cross reference to
Gal Ch 1, we read another commentary saying, I was not disobedient
to the heavenly vision, that is the way the Holy Spirit, presses,
illuminates, points out something the lord wants you to know. I just
did a sermon a while ago, concerning ministering in the overflow, Not
evaporation, it contained this as did a message recently posted, thus
the Holy Spirit is saying to me, 'Son, forge ahead, no matter what,
fulfill your ministry and call'.

I wanted to point that out as an
example in advanced bible study, if you dig into it, there will be
confirmations, and the lord will repeat a truth from Gen to Gal , he
wants to be understood, also not conferring with flesh, very
important sometimes, if the call is there, it is not to support lone
ranger, self appointed people, who give themselves a title like
Apostle, or whatever, it is the lords call, when that call is for
sure you go with it, even if you do not know where your going and so
weare back to the text message.
Full circle again, love it. LOL.

Heb 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he
was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for
an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

Heb 11:9 By faith he sojourned in
the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles
with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

Heb 11:10 For he looked for a city
which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Isa 41:1 Keep silence before me, O
islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near;
then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

Isa 41:2 Who raised up the
righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations
before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to
his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

Isa 41:3 He pursued them, and
passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.

Isa 41:4 Who hath wrought and done
it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the
first, and with the last; I am he

II. His age when he removed: he was
seventy-five years old, an age when he should rather have had rest
and settlement; but, if God will have him to begin the world again
now in his old age, he will submit. Here is an instance of an old
convert.

III. The company and cargo that he
took with him.

1. He took his wife, and his nephew
Lot, with him; not by force and against their wills, but by
persuasion. Sarai, his wife, would be sure to go with him; God had
joined them together, and nothing should put them asunder. If Abram
leave all, to follow God, Sarai will leave all, to follow Abram,
though neither of them knew whither. And it was a mercy to Abram to
have such a companion in his travels, a help meet for him. Note, It
is very comfortable when husband and wife agree to go together in the
way to heaven. Lot also, his kinsman, was influenced by Abram's good
example, who was perhaps his guardian after the death of his father,
and he was willing to go along with him too. Note, Those that go to
Canaan need not go alone, for, though few find the strait gate,
blessed be God, some do; and it is our wisdom to go with those with
whom God is (Zec_8:23), wherever they go.

Zec 8:23 Thus saith the LORD of
hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take
hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the
skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have
heard that God is with you.

2. They took all their effects with
them - all their substance and movable goods, that they had gathered.
For,

(1.) With themselves they would give
up their all, to be at God's disposal, would keep back no part of the
price, but venture all in one bottom, knowing it was a good bottom.

(2.) They would furnish themselves
with that which was requisite, both for the service of God and the
supply of their family, in the country whither they were going. To
have thrown away his substance, because God had promised to bless
him, would have been to tempt God, not to trust him.

(3.) They would not be under any
temptation to return; therefore they leave not a hoof behind, lest
that should make them mindful of the country from which they came
out.

3. They took with them the souls
that they had gotten, that is,

(1.) The servants they had bought,
which were part of their substance, but are called souls, to remind
masters that their poor servants have souls, precious souls, which
they ought to take care of and provide food convenient for.

(2.) The proselytes they had made,
and persuaded to attend the worship of the true God, and to go with
them to Canaan: the souls which (as one of the rabbin expresses it)
they had gathered under the wings of the divine Majesty. Note, Those
who serve and follow God themselves should do all they can to bring
others to serve and follow him too. These souls they are said to have
gained. We must reckon ourselves true gainers if we can but win souls
to Christ.

IV. Here is their happy arrival at
their journey's end: They went forth to go into the land of Canaan;
so they did before (Gen_11:31), and then took up short, but now they
held on their way, and, by the good hand of their God upon them, to
the land of Canaan they came, where by a fresh revelation they were
told that this was the land God promised to show them. They were not
discouraged by the difficulties they met with in their way, nor
diverted by the delights they met with, but pressed forward. Note, 1.
Those that set out for heaven must persevere to the end, still
reaching forth to those things that are before. 2. That which we
undertake in obedience to God's command, and a humble attendance upon
his providence, will certainly succeed, and end with comfort at last.

Reader did you get that:

therefore they leave not a hoof
behind, lest that should make them mindful of the country from which
they came out.

That is so important when following
and obeying until death the heavenly vision, do not leave anything
you have behind, not even a hoof, so you are not tempted to go back,
nor have reason to. We see this in the Exodus, they wanted to go back
to Egypt, not that they left a hoof there, they did not, they were in
rebellion, and want, they were not satisfied with divine provision,
the cloud by day, fire by night, just was not enough, they wanted
ease, but it would have been their death and slavery, see how foolish
our hearts can be when we say, 'I miss the good old days, yes I was
in sin, but I miss the old days,' Paul said, 'this one thing I do, I
no longer look behind, but I look ahead'. Note: have that video
sermon posted We shot at the acts Ch 2 place before we got the
mission home, and there was shown the open vision of the very place
we are in, wow, all comes together, we are hear, we are still
waiting, but we are learning more than ever, what a blessing to have
my marriage restored, and as the commentary said, a wife that
followed me all over and still does, my help mate, it is a blessing.

The lord told us go, so we did, we
still do not see the full pitcher but we keep going ahead for Christ,
every day is a walk of faith. You may be in the same place. The
number one thing I have had people tell me as a minister is, " I
do not know what my call is, or even what gift I have", listen,
read the word, do what it says, pray and seek direction, do ECC 11:6
and just Go, it's a call of faith, it is not easy, it takes faith.
You may not know what to do, but you know your called to do
something, it is your personal walk of faith, no one else can walk
your walk of faith, it is personal, different, but we all have a
standard in the word, the bible is our map, we are not left hanging,
but we at times are told to wait, wait till the cloud moves, just
wait in faith. Yes that one word again, Wait, not NO, but wait.
Sometimes I wish the lord just said, " No' Not wait, because
that means you have to wait, and waiting is hell , I say often, wait,
just wait, 'OK, how long, what do I do while I am waiting'? Pray,
seek the lord, live life, walk by faith not by sight, praise, and
serve while you wait, but- hurry up and wait upon the lord-,
as Petra says in the song, " More Power to Ya"

I ask for prayers for our ministry,
for personal direction, how we need prayer reader, please pray for
us, our day is coming, soon the boot camp will be over, the march
will be on and than we will understand what we do not today. Faith,
it is all faith. Reader, have you heard the lord say to you, 'do this
or that'? Have you obeyed, or have you said, 'someday'? Make 2014
count for something, and it may be just waiting in faith.

Lastly, I have said, in Hebrew the
word wait always means one of two things in different places.

1. Wait- in silence

2. Wait- in faith

That is profound, and our map
book tells us exactly how to handle waiting, and walking in faith,
even when we have no idea where we are going.

Note: I have not put up a detailed
prophecy teaching in a while, so why not one more time as we say
good-bye to 2013, last one in 2013, keep coming back, you see the
effort and content put on just this, the main site. The workman is
worthy of his hire.

I once read a while back, Prince
Phillip said, " When he dies and he is reincarnated he wants
to come back as a virus that would wipe out humanity"

The ones who think such things, the
10% that want the 90% of US gone. It is no new thing, I was reading
Fox’s Book of Martyrs and in the first persecution, well...Nero, a
type of the antichrist his name 666, as was Hitlers, odd, true. Nero
in the first persecution said almost the exact words.

The First Persecution, Under Nero,
A.D. 67

The first persecution of the Church
took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome.
This monarch reigned for the space of five years, with tolerable
credit to himself, but then gave way to the greatest extravagancy of
temper, and to the most atrocious barbarities. Among other diabolical
whims, he ordered that the city of Rome should be set on fire,
which order was executed by his officers, guards, and servants. While
the imperial city was in flames, he went up to the tower of Macaenas,
played upon his harp, sung the song of the burning of Troy, and
openly declared that 'he wished the ruin
of all things before his death.' Besides the noble
pile, called the Circus, many other palaces and houses were consumed;
several thousands perished in the flames, were smothered in the
smoke, or buried beneath the ruins.

How sick and evil is that, evil is
evil and it always will be evil. I have been studying Church history
and History with a new passion, as history repeats it's self, and in
history we see cycles, they repeat aprox. every 100 years, this is
why I posted the message on 1914. In the O.T. the cycle of blessing
and apostasy almost always seemed to run around every 40 years, it is
said every 40 years a fresh revival breaks out, not always a good
thing, as each revival gets farther and farther from the holy bible,
convicting truth and just manifestations.

I was re reading the events of 1914-
what we saw, was.

1. The establishment of the federal
reserve

2. Tyrants everywhere

3. World wide chaos and uprisings

4. The start of ww1

5. The gold standard killed and in
Canada that year it was outlawed to use gold coin

6. The biggest historic drop in the
DOW, wall street was high in trade in 1914 it hit an all time low, we
know in 1929 it hit, fell, black Friday.

7. The establishment of Merrill
lynch, stocks, and the world bank.

8. Odd disasters and freak
accidents, like the sister ship of the titanic sunk, odd one.

9. Ball games, movies, entertainment
continued in all this, distraction by entertainment.

The way wall street is going an all
time high shows clearly 1929 is coming soon, it can not continue,
unemployment, the real numbers, are at a all time high, those on
Government helps all time high. War looms, an economic collapse
looms, The Ireland treaty and trade deals like our free trade and
NAFTA, same stuff and in-sync with what we see going on. One thing
that did not, was the wild birth pains we see, read every single day.
War, and the fed, that was about it, no EQ's- the only noted disaster
was in MI St. all time rain came and caused floods, no famine, no
volcano's but wars and rumors of war.

This shows all is the same aside
from daily birth pains, this says prophetically we are near the end
days more so than when we first believed.

When war took out Israel by Babylon
and other places, no EQ's, it was war, famine, pestilence the big
three, always when a people are judged the lord uses as a rod of
correction, war, famine, pestilence, and we are seeing this. It
causes world wide uprisings as we see today, everywhere, almost no
place is untouched, places that are, are being hit hard by Volcano’s
, sea fish mammal die off, pestilences, floods and such, so what
does all this say?

Are we close to the start of the
seven year tribulation, we do not know, we will know when a man
arrives on the scene, of Jewish descent, not like the movies always
show a European man in the U.N. becomes antichrist, but to be
antichrist he must have Jewish blood, or fake it, this is a must or
the Jews would never accept him as the long awaited messiah, many
people have this all wrong in books, movies websites, they over look,
to be the real antichrist he must be at-least partially a true Jew,
why do people not get this?

When this man comes to the scene and
seal one is broken that is the coming of antichrist, the 7 year peace
treaty signed with Israel, and the temple rebuilt, that is sign one,
seal one. We do not know a thing, but we know we are in birth pains,
that's it.

I said if the true holy Jewish
calender is correct and it is year 5773-4, who knows, we honestly do
not, I have spent only 3 years trying to pin point that.
Others say it has been past the 6000 year mark. In ancient
eschatology, bible prophecy- it has always been taught in 6 days as
the world was created and on the 7th rest, this is prophetic for 6ooo
years and the 7th being the 1000 year millennial reign, one problem
if this is true, we do not find any scripture to back this doctrine
at all, anywhere in the bible, not a thing, and this was in
circulation with the anti Nicene fathers, in a way, made known by the
pre -trib rapture theology.

The 7 Churches of Asia Minor are
Larkin's 7 church ages, dispensations, I am dispensationalist, but
the 7 year type of, church ages, also can not be supported by the
bible, they were 7 real churches in a great time of tribulation and
apostasy. They are for our instruction as is the O.T. on what not to
do, and what to do, but to be a symbol of a 7 church age, and the
Church of Philadelphia is the rapture church simply is not found in
the word, and can not be supported, we have types, dual prophecy
yes, as we do in the O.T.

Larkin's charts the father of
Dispensationalism had many truths, I believe in a literal 7
year tribulation, a literal abomination of desolation, Jesus taught
this, a real antichrist, a person, not a system, a real Temple not a
type of, these are the core teachings of many who teach prophecy on
the net, but they are wrong, they are the same ones that
are saying we are already in the tribulation, this can not
be because the seal one has not been opened simple stuff, false
teachers, false watchmen, fear mongers like Steve Quayle-Russ Drisdar
and Co. and other false watchmen I mention them a lot, because it is
deception. Paul said, see no man deceive you, not these new kids on
the block, well some are old, but a new wind of doctrine.

The reformer commentaries, E-Sword
is mostly reformed theology, Gill- replacement theology, heresy. Gill
says the 7 churches represented the 7 areas in Europe where the
reformations broke out, this is replacement theology, Wesley, Clarke,
Henry are not reformer theologians for the most part. We must look
way back in history as in the anti-Nicene fathers the earliest
wrings and in it we find the truth of what was Orthodox doctrine,
up to the point we get to the Latin fathers, the Catholic church,
just can those ones.

ALL Presbyterians-Hyper-Calvinist
teach replacement theology, all, did you know that,? And now
they have a reformed movement that is hyper-Calvinism on steroids.
How do these doctrines by such learned men miss Paul's writings
concerning the 100% return of the lord to the Jews and it is than the
real latter day rain falls, on the Jews, it is taught now, we are in
the latter day rain, and its also coming, so what is it? false- fact,
read Joel.

When Israel is restored by Jehovah
to the promise land in the O.T. it is all the land from the Nile to
Euphrates river, not a dot, this was mans doing with the ww2 Balfour
deceleration. Pike and CO set it up, see that post on WW1,2,3 free
mason pike, and the plan to date, the lord has allowed. I feel we
will see a false pre- antichrist.

Look, because our nation is soon to
lose its sovereignty and freedom is not the rapture or the
tribulation, no more than when Rome fell. Arrogant it is to think
we are more special than the lords first covenant people, we are not,
sin is sin, and a holy God punishes his Old covenant and new covenant
ones the same when they as a people, a nation reject, kick the lord
out . History repeats and dual prophecy.

2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you,
brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our
gathering together unto him,

2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken
in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by
letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you
by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a
falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of
perdition;

2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth
himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that
he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is
God.

2Th 2:5 Remember ye not, that, when
I was yet with you, I told you these things?

2Th 2:6 And now ye know what
withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

2Th 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity
doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be
taken out of the way.

Christian can not be, should not be
deceived into thinking, before America falls they will be caught
away, it is 100% false beloved, it is A tribulation,not
THE tribulation, at least not yet, this could change, keep your
eyes on a real 7 year peace treaty and a temple rebuilt than you will
know we are in the tribulation. So, if the 6000 millennial insight is
true, we still have around 200 years before the end of the 7 year
trib, by the holy prophetic Jewish calender not the second new years
all use in September, it is march-April that's the real new years,
the lord said it to Moses, sometimes its later due to the 19 year
lunar cycle changes, but it was first given as March it was the start
of the year, the passover. We do not know, we will know things when
we see them, but at present we do not, so will we see history repeat?
God knows, I do not, but historically yes, war, economic problems,
world wide chaos and such.

Happy new year to us LOL. it is
always a day to rejoice for every day is the day the lord has made
and we will rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what, no matter what
happens, we will wait and see, while we wait, we serve- we praise we
do not stand still and bite our nails, we rest in our lord, so father
History, and mighty lord, what does 2014 bring, well the worst
winter on record, in parts that's a give me, what else. War more than
likely, and if history repeats the West and the E.U , some states,
will be involved like it or not. Saudi Arabia and Israel coalition
, a never before thing, Saudi says it will go it alone, if
so, that will be the end of the petrol dollar, fact, and this
could be the plan, to bring in the one world currency, what better
way, than our oil petrol dollar the Saudis use exclusively and
if, when, they do attack that's the end of the Saudis for sure, and
the economy will fall asap, but we will see. Who knows, all I know is
one day at a time, we do not worry about tomorrow, not what happens
in 2014, that is for sure, more aggressive soul winning and ministry
on-line, renewed effort off- line, lord willing. Work until we can
not until than , or if I do not , see you on the other side.

Mat 18:1 At the same time came the
disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of
heaven?

Mat 18:2 And Jesus called a little
child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

Mat 18:3 And said, Verily I say
unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye
shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Mat 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall
humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the
kingdom of heaven.

Meyer:

Removing Stumbling-Blocks

Mat_18:1-9

Our Lord’s transfiguration
suggested that the time to take up His Kingdom was near; and the
Apostles began to arrange their plans. The Master therefore used a
child for His text and preached a sermon on humility. We must not be
childish, but childlike. See 1Co_13:11. The beauty of a little child
is its unconsciousness, humility, simplicity, and faith. Christ’s
kingdom abounds with the rare blending of the warrior and the child.
See 2Ki_5:14. God’s best gifts are placed, not on a high shelf for
us to reach up to, but on a low one to which we must stoop.

An offense is anything that makes
the path of a holy and useful life more difficult for others. Be
sure, in all your actions, to consider the weaker ones who are
watching and following you. “Father,” said a boy, “take the
safe path; I am coming.” A man, whose arm was caught in a machine,
saved his boy from being drawn in by severing the arm with a hatchet.
All that hurts us or others, however precious, must be severed.

I love that, we must not be
childless, but child like. This is the message. We are not
simpletons, we have the mind of Christ, we have revelation, the
presence of the lord, wisdom, study, no we are meek, but as the word
says, be wise as serpents, and, or, meek as doves, yes the children
of the lord are to be prudent, wise, seek wisdom in Godly fear.

PRIDE, is the dreaded thing that
caused Lucifer’s fall, it comes before a persons fall, Pride
cometh before the fall. The lord hates pride, he will not allow
it in us. If any one reading this thinks they are something, take
heed, lest ye fall. We are not worms, but we are wise as serpents, we
are to be bold as lions, warfare in spirit, is for the training of
men and women to mature. Humility is the mark of the Christ in us,
the risen savior.

Godly fear, holy trembling, holiness
are the same, we must be in reverence and awe of the lord, not in
fear of lighting boltz, if we are truly his. Humble, gentle, loving,
but bold, but if we are not humble we are done, and if we are not
like a child in trusting faith we are also done.

I am deeply moved by humble people,
so much Pride in America and the world, pride, sticking pride, it is
smoke in the lords nostrils. We are to be in humbleness, so many I
see are not, preachers, teachers, those in leadership, are anything
but humble, I am not talking dumbed down, we are to seek wisdom, but
we will be growing until death. Not one of us will ever be able to
say, " I have arrived"

Paul's thorn in the flesh was to
keep him from being puffed up, it was kept for humility, the word is
clear about this. Got a thorn? It may be the thing that will keep
you humble until you see the lord face to face, the thorns are
needed, esp. for ones who have many gifts, talents, abilities,
revelations true, not false, insight, it is a people who are in most
need of the thorn, the rose has a thorn it is a symbol of the lord,
the fragrance, beauty and blood, it is only because of the blood of
Jesus we are his, and we had nothing to do with it.

While every good and perfect gift is
Good and from a Good loving God, we must understand esp. those that
are leaders, teachers, we fall under the greater condemnation,
meaning judgment, accountability, yet many want rose peddles tossed
to the floor as they walk by, in the heart they seek praise from man,
they want to be greeted in the market place as Pastor, reverend,
Evangelist, Etc. Pharisees, they are still in the Church and behind
many pulpits and it stinks. It can be seen , it is easy to tell a
tree by it's fruit, and the fruit is one that is full of patience,
love, kindness, humility and such, if you are fallen your fragrance
is gone, your blood covering is gone, but it can be changed in Humble
prayer today.

I think one has to face many things
to be made ready, it takes more than a bible degree, it takes the
school of Christ, it takes being in his image, not ours, not mans,
the ten year plan man, I call ministers who are in it for a vocation,
a pay check, with no compassion, no grace, no humility.

They will face a holy God one day
and than they will be undone, the horror will hit, look be like the
child, understand the father heart of the lord, full of mercy,
compassion, but if you have pride know this, soon your house of cards
will fall, as pride cometh before the fall, but what will be your
end? what will be your case at the judgment seat, toys, things, what?
humility, child like faith, that will be the greatest in heaven.
amen.

You may not be called to stand
behind a pulpit, but do you carry a soap box? By that I mean the kind
of person that is always right, no matter what you say, you can give
link after link, document after document, 100 proofs, but they laugh
and in pride, for that is what it is, only they are right, all the
time. You probably know a few folks like that, it drives me crazy,
and you as well. It is like, 'wow, what does it take for this person
to just admit, they are wrong”?

Ones who are never wrong, are ones
in pride, it speaks very loud, the know it all. This is not humility,
also they are marked with a large dose of no compassion on anyone.
Know anyone like that? This is what I mean, I love humble people,
it is a joy to be around a humble person, is it not?

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Note, how odd is this, this is message 1014, that 14 stands out as you will see in this message, I loved putting this one together, hope someone else likes it.

Oddly enough it was the same year
Meyers volumes were first published, that's what started me on this
100 years ago,in Jan1 2014 we will see the 100 year cycle. I was
reading Meyers devotion today and said, " Dear lord it sounds
like today, and it was 1914, yes it was penned before that, but
the same time frame, before all this, so much was going on, we did
not have instant access to it all like we do on the internet today,
but it was all coming down, just 100 years ago. Nothing new under the
sun. Meyers devotion speaks of revolution, political corruption and
...well you read it, it reads like today's head lines, as well as 100
years ago, nothing changes. Nations fell, nations rose, wild how
history repeats, and I mean always.

December 29

THE MARCH OF GOD'S PROGRESS

"Then cometh the end, when He
shall have delivered up the Kingdom to God, even the Father; when He
shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For He must
reign."-- 1Co_15:24.

WHITHER IS God moving? When we speak
of the eternal progress of the Almighty, it must be remembered that
we are adopting human speech, because God lives in the eternal
present. He is Jehovah--"I AM!"

God is moving to the supreme
exaltation of our Saviour. Christ must and will reign, and the
Father's power is even now engaged in putting all things under His
feet. He has given Him the heathen for His inheritance, and the
uttermost parts of the earth for His possession. It is true that we
see not yet all things put under Him, but God is even now engaged in
hastening the fulfilment of His eternal plan.

The rise and fall of rulers and
kingdoms within the last few years; the clamour for new methods of
government has menaced the ancient order; the vortex of elections;
the babel of voices; the rivalry of statesmen and parties! What of
these? They are the clouds of His feet, the movement of His
pieces on the board, the successive stages in the unfolding of His
plan. Watch the Divine strategy! God raises up one, and puts down
another; there is not an item in the newspaper, nor a change on the
map, nor a revolution among the people, however obscure, that is not
contributing to that final scene, when the Son of Man shall come to
the Ancient of Days, and there shall be given Him dominion and
glory, and a Kingdom, that all people, and nations, and languages
shall serve Him!

There is need for us all to know
God's movements, especially in this momentous era, because only
so can we enter into His Rest. We can look out calmly on a world
in confusion when once we have learnt to understand the Divine
programme of gathering up all things in Christ, who is the Head.
To the careless world His way is in the sea, and His paths in the
deep waters, and His footsteps are not known, but to those who love
and follow Him. The heavens may depart, the hills be removed; but
His kindness shall not depart, neither shall the covenant of His
peace be removed.

PRAYER

Hasten the coming of Thy Kingdom, O
Lord, the fulfilment of Thy purpose. Keep us watchful and alert,
that at any moment we may discern the movement of Thy hand, and
detect Thy willand guidance in the providence of little
things. AMEN.

That is amazing to me, and 100
years ago. I am not knew to
using the site ' History Orb” to see how history repeats, this is
the first time I put it up, but I use it all the time, as a history
buff and as one who sees how history repeats it is fascinating to me.
Some may find it dull, but the long, long list of events below, are
events, we are still going on, many things have had a big upgrade,
others a big down grade, in it all, we fear nothing, even the earth
changes, birth pains, we see, these birth pains are truly record
breaking every year. I posted a great 2.5 hour vid that is a recap of
2013 and all the events, earth changes, Birth pains, that happened,
it is worth a watch. It is time to reflect, and as we do, we see we
are rushing towards big events, but as you will read below, history
repeats and the lord is still lord, as he and his kingdom still
progress forward, and no man can stop it amen. Make this day, this
month, whats left of it, this year count for something, take back
some ground, engage in spiritual warfare, get back to the lord and
prayer and watch and pray, serve others, make your life count for
something, leave your mark as ambassadors for Christ, and to His holy
Glory, we see His holy progression, as we progress until we can not.

Note: What you read below is events
I chose to post, the events I did not, and it's hard to believe, many
theaters opened, plays took place, music was recorded, sports were
being played, writers wrote novels, and a lot of fluff. What amazes
me is all the sports, entertainment, film business, music business,
sports records, all happened while all the events below happened,
this also shows, nothing has changed. U.S. Events are wild, Federal
reserve opened, Canada could not issue gold coin, many political
things, and disasters were going on, wild. An all time record
rainfall hit America MI St. It all seems like what we are seeing
today. War was on, 100 years ago. Free trade type deals going on,
secret meeting , Menial lynch, the too big to fail started, stocks
hit an all time low, while stocks are at a all time high and 2013
will end in the biggest stock rally in ages, it does not reflect the
real economic situation at all. In 1929 Thursday, the day before
Friday 1929 ( Black Friday ) Stocks were doing great, life seemed
fine, games were going on and the depression was 24 hours away.
History repeats.

Historical Events for Year 1914-
Website The History Orb

Months in Year 1914: January
February March April May June July August September October November
December

Jan 1st - Klaas ter Laan becomes
Neth's 1st socialist mayor (Zaandam)

Jan 1st - Northern & Southern
Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria

Jan 6th - Stock brokerage firm of
Merrill Lynch founded

Jan 14th - Henry Ford introduces an
assembly line for Model T Ford

Jan 28th - Beverly Hills, Ca, is
incorporated

Feb 4th - US Congress approves
Burnett-anti-immigration law

Feb 12th - In Washington, DC, the
first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.

Archduke of Austria Franz
FerdinandArchduke of Austria Franz Ferdinand Jun 28th - Franz
Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated
in Sarajevo by young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip at 10.45 ,
the casus belli of World War I.

Jun 29th - Jina Guseva attempts to
assassinate Grigori Rasputin at his home town in Siberia.

Saturday, December 28, 2013

I will start this post with Myers old devotion for today, as It what I wanted to write about, a true hunger and thirst of the lord, yearning for the lords divine presence and going deeper into the thing of the lord, and his word.

December 7

THE QUEST FOR THE ETERNAL"O God, Thou art my God; early will I seek Thee: my soul thirsteth for Thee; my flesh longeth for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is."-- Psa_63:1.

THIS PSALM has a special fascination for those who can no longer gather with the assemblies of God's people. David was in flight from Absalom, wandering in the wilderness. The land around is waterless and weary, and his enemies are on his track. But all this seems secondary to his longing for God. Weary and thirsty though he is, his most agonizing desire is for God, the living God, as he had seen and known Him in the tent, which he had reared on Zion for His worship. The barren wilderness, seemed to reflect the craving of his soul for God.

In many hearts and lives his mood is reflected to-day. Our soul thirsts and pines for the vision of the power and glory of God, for the communion of saints. Perhaps David lays greater emphasis on the Sanctuary than we do on our places of worship. We must remember that the Glory of the Shekinah shone between the Cherubim in that hallowed Shrine.

In Psa_63:5-7, the longing soul seems satisfied. As we long for God, we find Him. As we seek, we possess (Isa_41:17-18). As we remember Him, we break into song. The fact is that our yearnings after God are the response of our hearts to the beat of His heart and to the knock of His hand. Prayer is the response of our nature to the circulation of His lifeblood within us. When we seek His face, it is in answer to His own summons. "When Thou saidst, Seek ye My face; my heart said unto Thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek." As one has stated it: "Our desires and aspirations are responses to the outflowings of the Holy Spirit in silent or expressed communion."

The climax of the Psalm is reached in Psa_63:8. Notice the three-fold steps: my soul thirsts; my soul is satisfied; my soul followeth hard after Thee. Remember Him upon thy bed! Meditate on Him through the night-watches! Hide thyself under the shadow of His wings! Keep step with His purposes! Follow close behind Him! Whosoever follows hard on God's track, trusting in Him, rejoicing in His companionship, reaching out toward Him, will feel his own outstretched hand enclosed in a strong and tender grasp, steadying against weariness and failure, and making His own footsteps a way for our feet.

It is a 24/7 walk, it can be nothing less. It can be less if we are satisfied with less of the lords presence and revelation. Gone are the old, old days when men of God, as we read in old books, sought the lord 3,4,5,6, hours a day, or more, and still ministered. We live in a fast paced world, we are in a new world that makes it very hard for most to spend that kind of time in the lords presence. To those in F.T. ministry, Pastors of Neglect, I think they should re- read the verse in acts.

Act 6:1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

Act 6:2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

Act 6:3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Act 6:4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

Act 6:5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude:

What did Peter say? We will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word. Prayer, bible study, and preaching, teaching, that should be the job of every SR.Pastor, but it is not.

I ministered with, under ,and as an associate Pastor, I have seen first hand, back in the good days, Pastors of neglect, they spent more time fishing, gossiping, working around their house, doing lunch, on the phone, anything and everything, BUT prayer and the word. Many Pastors have their sermons prepared a year in advance, yes a year, why not just buy sermons off the net, many do that I kid you not, the result, a powerless, do nothing, dead, politician, and not a man of God behind the modern pulpits. Why do 1,500 Pastors in N.America leave the job, they were never on the job, why do these men even enter ministry, for money, power, local fame what? 1 or maybe 2 days in an office, on Sat or Sun. they pull out their sermon prepared seven months ago, and preach a stale word, not a now word. The Apostate Church is Apostate, as it always comes from the pulpit to the pews.Jesus was kicked out a long time ago, for programs and fellowship suppers, bingo and nothing more.

To the Christian , the Christian not in ministry should also have this 24/7 walk with the lord, how often do we read watch and prayer at all times, without ceasing? These had jobs, so what is it? The heart.

Where is your heart, it is there you will find your treasure. It is time to have a heart of 24/7 worship, prayer, thanksgiving, praise, it is time to arise , arise to all the lord has for you to be, and do for his glory.

The Jews prayed three times a day, can you pray three times a day, most do not, do you study, not just read our daily bread and a verse, I mean do you study to show yourself approved? Why not. The Heart.

In our heart is where the deepness and riches of the lord speak to us. Knowledge, head knowledge, is what becomes wisdom, once you apply what we have studied, with out study, with out knowledge how can you know the time we are in, how can you apply knowledge and make wise dececions, you can not. 24/7 is the only way it works, there are no short cuts to the lords presence and his Glory, he wants to reveal himself to you every day, not one time a week.

1Co 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

1Co 10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

1Co 10:33 Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

I want to look first at vrs 33, as if one did not know any better they may think, Paul was a man pleaser, he was anything but.How do we apply this lesson, this truth, what does it mean. Lets first look at Clarkes commentary.

Clarke;

1 Corinthians 10:33

Even as I please all men - Act as I do: forgetting myself, my own interests, convenience, ease, and comfort, I labor for the welfare of others; and particularly that they may be saved. How blessed and amiable was the spirit and conduct of this holy man!

We read in the word Paul said when he was with a Jew he was a Jew, when he was with a Gentile he was as a Gentile, that all may become saved, he was not a politician, he was wise as a serpent, I won you with guile, not deciet, but wisdom, as a trapper hides his net, anything to catch all mens hearst for Christ.

Clarke puts is short, sweet, and simple, it simply means, Paul forgot self and concentrated on others. This is very practical in the holiday season, esp. with youth, it is not about self it is about the lord. Christmas is a pagan holiday, Hanukkah is not, but added later as a non Mosaic feast.

Feasts of lights, the Catholics saw the Jews celebrating the feast of lights and said, hay we want our own feast, light a tree and make some cash, that is all it is about, money.

Forgetting self and helping others is the best way to spend the holiday, work in a food kitchen for the homeless, give a gift to someone in need you may not know, show love, mercy, compassion, we are all sinners saved by grace.

Vrs 31, whatever we eat, drink, or whatever we DO, Do all to the glory of the lord, so my question is, are you giving the lord glory in all you do? We all make mistakes, and sin, I am not talking about perfection, I am talking about daily self sacrifice, daily soul wining, daily anything, is it for the lords glory, or yours?

Let us think on this, in the holiday season, and everyday, let us strive to lift up Jesus, let us strive to please others and not ourself, it brings joy, happiness, and inner peace, a gift is not a gift , until it is given away, what is your gift, are you using it? If not, its not a gift until you use it, until you give it away, what a time to give your gift to another that all may be blessed and edified.

A Prophetic confirmation of the message below this. The word in due time, 4 hours ago posted same word. PTL I love when that happens, it is the lord by two witnesses bring a NOW word and truth . The word posted 4 Hours ago.

One day at a time – December 28, 2013

My children,
you must only take one day at a time. Do not lose hope and be disheartened.
Focus on today only, you do not know about tomorrow or what the future will
hold because tomorrow will be another day with its own things. Leave yesterday
and your past behind you, or it will only hinder your walk with Me and stop you
from progressing.

Many of you wonder
about too many things. Things did not work out the way that you thought or
wanted because My ways are not your ways and My thoughts are not your thoughts
and My time is not your time but I know best. Do not be disappointed. I work
all things out for good at My time, according to My plan and purpose. I know
the end from the beginning. I know My plan and purpose for each one, it is
good. It is not to harm you but to build you up. Believe and trust Me with all
your heart and do not lean on your own understanding of how you think or want
things to work out. Learn that valuable lesson or you will be disappointed. Take
one day at a time only and follow Me, My way and do My will for that day.

Yield to My
Spirit, I will guide and lead you every step of My way, one day at a time and
one step at a time. You cannot lag behind or try to go ahead of Me. I go before
you to show you the way, to make the crooked places straight and the rough
places smooth. I will open doors for you as I wish. Do not lose hope or give up
on Me and My Kingdom then it will all be in vain. Endure and stay on course. Follow
Me, one day at a time. I will not let you down. Let Me have My way.

Friday, December 27, 2013

Ecc 7:24 That which is far off,
and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

Ecc 7:25 I applied mine heart to
know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of
things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and
madness:

Rom 11:33 O the depth of the riches
both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his
judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Rom 11:34 For who hath known the
mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

Rom 11:35 Or who hath first given
to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

Rom 11:36 For of him, and
through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever.
Amen.

I was doing my end of year recap,
current events, news clips, etc. After I had spent several hours
working on this long article, the lord said by his word the text
verses in ECC. 'Stop!, Forget it ! Vanity ! Do not post ! Because you
do not know !.'

Well........... there I looked at
all my research, writing and said, Hmmmm, now that was a waist of
time, now what.?

Like many sermons, the lord will, as
I get behind the pulpit, change the message 100%, so I have learned
to stop, and listen to the small still voice and simply obey.

I will give what the lord gave me.

2014, will it be yet another year of
guessing, research, listening to news, You tube predictions, prophecy
from false prophets? Will it be a waist of another year in worry,
that soon all will be gone, changed for ever, and when? In my first
book back in 2010 posted in 2011, still a great read, still full of
truth, but I missed it, no famine in 2011 in America, every year
since than, via the Ayin series, prophecy in the news, current
events, prophetic words, sermons, I do keep getting Judgment, this
has not changed, but what do I, or you do with this information,
this foretelling by grace.

I speak to real Christians not the
UN-saved. What do we do with this? Spend another year waiting,
looking, seeking, thinking we cracked a code, or whatever. Vanity, of
vanities, Romans says in the text, the truth, read it. Taking that
part of Romans we are told, forget about it and why? verse 36;

Rom 11:36 For of him, and
through him, and to him, are
all things: to whom be
glory for ever. Amen.

We read, HIM, HIM, HIM, WHOM, four
times , one verse, HIM, it is all HIM, in him, we live, breath, our
going out and coming in are all HIM. We do not really know a darn
thing. Paul said, I will preach Jesus, I will know nothing, but Jesus
Christ and him crucified, back to the bible, back to prayer, back to
living, one day at a time, and why? Him-God-Our LORD, has it ALL
undercontrol.

Do not waist time in 2014 in worry,
fear, and such, make every breath count, make every day count, you
and I are on this planet for a reason, we see the warning signs, we
know whats happening, as far as the big pitcher , but so much we do
not know, we can get hung up on what we do not know and chase a
million rabbit holes. Redeem the time wisely, for the days are
evil. Hard times are coming, but what do we do until it all hits the
fan?

Get back to our first love, serve
others, help, pray, read, worship. I am not saying become a head
in sand christian, I am saying in faith be a make your stand
Christian, make your stand and make it count for something, you
are called for such a time as this, but what are you doing today?
Think on this

Saturday, December 21, 2013

This may be , to date, the most encouraging word I have ever preached I was comforted in great trouble, and this word is me comforting others, you do not know what to do, where to turn, problems, trouble, the heavens are brass, promises falling to the ground, hurt inside and out, if that's you, this word is for you. 30 plus min audio sermon born out of my own NOW situation.

This very long video is made by my favorite You Tuber these days, he has been gone a while, but put out this 2013 2 plus hour vid, all his vids for 2013 wild stuff, watch it now and than. 2014 will be far worse. But for such a time as this saints. Arise and shine. Lets have a mind to work.

I have written, and preached some strong
words, I have said before, it is not legalism, condemnation,
judgment, but conviction, I hope. I preached and just posted my last
message about comfort, a voice in the wilderness and the poor, It was
a hard word, but at times there must be a hard word, I am not out to
make friend's, to be popular, or even liked, my call is to preach in
boldness the truth of the bible. This was the norm many years ago,
now it is looked down upon, by liberal thinking, well meaning
Christians that are big on love, unity, separate beliefs, I
understand that, but the word does not change. The word cuts like a
knife for a reason, and believe it or not it is part of the Good
News, Repent, repent, repent, is step one in the good news, you have
to swallow a bitter pill before the honey of spiritual blessing flows
form your life.

We all make mistakes, I am no more than a
sinner, like you, saved by grace, but a mouth piece for the lord, I
have yielded myself and it has come with a high price tag. ( for all
that choose to live Godly in Christ Jesus WILL suffer
persecution).

The condemnation, hell, issue is never
the lords intent in a hard message, it is always to lead someone to,
or back to the real true path.

The lord wills that all men
would be saved, the son of man came not to destroy men, but save mens
lives, part of this is by the word of the lord read, or heard
preached under the anointing and conviction. In EZEK ch 3 and CH 33 ,
we read the whole deal, the way it all works, read those chapters and
you will understand where I am coming from, and others who preach and
teach truth.

To the sinner, seeker, Jesus was kind, to the
Pharisee, as our modern day Christian can be called, (some not all),
but most. Jesus spoke very hard, to those, and thus I do to
Christians because they claim to know the truth and confess Jesus,
but do not do the things he said.

I will give you an example
of why I called the hate of the poor an abomination to the lord, as I
know some disagreed with that, well we have the word on this
matter.

Eze 18:12 Hath oppressed the poor and
needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the
pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath
committed abomination,

Eze 18:13 Hath
given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he
then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these
abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

The
poor, being mistreated is listed right in there with idolatry and
other sins, and it is called an abomination.

The lord speaks
hard sometimes to try and reach those that confess his name, but do
not walk the walk, in this same chapter you will see the heart of the
lord, he wants all to be made restored, all to come back to their
first love, all to be made clean.

Eze 18:22 All his
transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned
unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.

Eze
18:23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?
saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and
live?

Did you get that part, it is good news, not bad news,
not condemnation, Eze 18:22 All his transgressions
that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him:Yes,
as far as the east to the west, this is the heart of the lord in a
hard word, in a warning, so a seed of good news and restoration can
be planted and watered. EZEK has a few more verses in this chapter,
read it all, it is very much like ch 3 and 33 it shows the loving
father heart of our lord.

Eze 18:27 Again, when the
wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed,
and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul
alive.

Eze 18:28 Because he considereth, and turneth
away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall
surely live, he shall not die.

Eze 18:30 Therefore I
will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,
saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your
transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

Eze
18:31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye
have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why
will ye die, O house of Israel?

Eze 18:32 For I have no
pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD:
wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

Our loving father is
not sadistic, many say, ' how could a loving God allow all this,
the suffering of children, the death of the innocent, good people
being sick unto death" it is the fall of Adam that caused this,
also the stuff sprayed on us, what we eat, pollution the list goes
on, man made death, not the heart of a loving father.

Next
time when you hear a strong word from me, or another servant ,
consider this, it is a call, it is our job and it is the
job of all to warn. The lord has no pleasure in death, no
pleasure in the Judgments being poured out, no pleasure in the death
of America, no please at all. It is a hard word indeed, but looking
beyond , or deeper into hard words , as I have been showing in
this Chapter, you will see the Good news, you will see the love of
the father.

Heb 12:5 And ye have forgotten the
exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise
not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked
of him:

Heb 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he
chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

Heb
12:7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with
sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

Heb
12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are
partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

Do you see the
message, those who the lord loves he Chastises, it is the love of the
lord, it is part of the Good news, and as I wrote, the good news
starts with the word repent, coming back to the lord starts
with the word repent, being restored starts with the word repent, and
thus the word repent is the good news, we have the chance by the
blood of Christ to repent, that is good news and to go from death to
life, by Jesus blood, by repentance, and sometimes it comes by
a strong word. That is the Good News

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Act 12:1 Now about that time Herod the king
stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

Act 12:2 And he killed
James the brother of John with the sword.

Act 12:3 And because he
saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also.
(Then were the days of unleavened bread.)

Act 12:4 And when he
had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four
quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring
him forth to the people.

Act 12:5 Peter
therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of
the church unto God for him.

Clarke:

Acts 12:5

Prayer was made without
ceasing - The Greek word εκτενης signifies both fervor and
earnestness, as well as perseverance. These prayers of the Church
produced that miraculous interference mentioned below, and without
which Peter could not have thus escaped from the hands of this
ruthless king.

JFB:

prayer was made without
ceasing — rather, “instant,” “earnest,” “urgent

Act 12:6 And when Herod
would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping
between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before
the door kept the prison.

Act 12:7 And, behold,
the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the
prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying,
Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

Act 12:8 And the angel
said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did.
And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.

Act 12:9 And he went
out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done
by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.

Act 12:10 When they
were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate
that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord:
and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith
the angel departed from him.

Act 12:11 And when
Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the
Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of
Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

Act 12:12 And when he
had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of
John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together
praying.

Act 12:13 And as Peter
knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named
Rhoda.

Act 12:14 And when she
knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in,
and told how Peter stood before the gate.

Act 12:15 And they said
unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even
so. Then said they, It is his angel.

Act 12:16 But Peter
continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him,
they were astonished.

Wesley;

Continual prayer was
made for him - Yet when their prayer was answered, they could scarce
believe it, Act_12:15. But why had they not prayed for St. James
also? Because he was put to death as soon as apprehended.

Wesley cont.

Acts 12:15

They said, Thou art mad
- As we say, Sure you are not in your senses to talk so. It is his
angel - It was a common opinion among the Jews, that every man had
his particular guardian angel, who frequently assumed both his shape
and voice. But this is a point on which the Scriptures are silent.

The true since, aside
from the superstitions that Wesley brought out is better stated by
JFB, Peters Ghost.

that it was even so.
Then said they, It is his angel — his disembodied spirit, his
ghost;anything, in fact, rather than himself. Though this
had been the burden of their fervent prayers during all the days of
unleavened bread, they dispute themselves out of it as a thing
incredible. Still, it is but the unbelief of the disciples who
“believed not for joy and wondered” at the tidings of their
Lord’s resurrection. How often do we pray for what we can
hardly credit the bestowment of, when it comes in answer to our
prayers! This, however, argues not so much hard unbelief as that kind
of it incident to the best in this land of shadows, which perceives
not so clearly as it might how very near heaven and earth, the Lord
and His praying people, are to each other.

JFB is the crux of this
message Peters Ghost, no matter how hard, earnest, long or loud, many
times we are praying with no faith, it is odd, one would think such a
Holy Ghost prayer filled meeting would have made them know it was a
done deal, the lord would hear, yet, they did not believe as when
Jesus showed up at the resurrection they wondered at it in unbelief,
these men and women, like us, are all people of like passions, as
Elijah prayed and the rain stopped being a man of like passions,
meaning a normal man like anyone else, his call and miracles mighty,
were all the lords doing, In James ch 5 we read this if any are sick
, call the elders and pray the prayer of Faith anointing with oil and
they shall be healed.

Mountain moving faith
starts with mustard seed faith, Jesus said if you have faith the size
of a mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds, once planted grows to
be the biggest herb in the garden, so large that birds fly into them
for rest and find shade shade, our faith is like this, we must start
somewhere, a mustard seed is still faith and will grow to mountain
moving faith.

These leaders should
have known better, one would think, but they to were people like me
and you of like passions, at times praying so hard and not honestly
believing anything will happen.

We are all guilty of
this at times. The disciples were constantly rebuke by Christ, he
even marveled at their unbelief and lack of faith, they were seeing
Jesus do mighty miracles first handed, eye witnesses, and they still
had a lack of faith, that was before ACT 2 when they were filled wit
the spirit, one would think, they, now spirit filled and now people
of Faith would believe their earnest long prayers continuing on
through the night would have a result.

The prayers indeed
helped Peter, but not them the ones in prayer, they simply could not
believe their prayer was answered and Peter stood at the door alive,
all but the girl, a young women Rhoda, only she truly had faith,
young people sometimes are like this, child like faith produces
expectation it manifests in pray answered and things happen, as
God is, we do not have faith in faith we are told to have faith in
God.

This is why we are told
to have child like faith, this and having a heavenly perspective are
a must for all esp. SR saints. We in our maturity start to strain
gnats and swallow camels. Somewhere along the line we lost the
simplicity of Christ, His teachings, we may have been let down, or
have not gotten an answer to prayers and so, one brick at a time our
wall comes down and we are left as a prayer-less, faithless people,
going through the Actions of faithfulness in the word and prayer, we
forget to every action, there is areaction.

We are often guilty of
praying and honestly not believing our prayer will be answered, this
unbelief must be repented of, dealt with, so we can get back on
track, praying in fervent humble prayer and like a child, simply
expecting our loving heavenly Father to give us our requests, ye have
not, because ye ask not, or you ask and you expect to see your
Peters Ghost of unbelief and not your Peter of expectation and
answered prayer.

Hay I hear a knock at
the door, I thinks its my Peter, I have to go. LOL.